Lucy's VisualFling

Tag: art

  • 2018 Art Teachers Art Exhibit

    March 5 to April 13, 2018 Lucy J. Hanson Private Art Instructor at Florida Artists Gallery, Orange Avenue, Floral City, Florida (November 2017 to March 2018) Saturdays from 1 o’clock PM to 2:15 PM on March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Ages 7 and up.

  • Cloudy skies, Sunsets, or Geese

    This afternoon study got me thinking about focal points, how so many things are around us but not everything gets the attention. As I pulled out a new paper to give it serious rendering, I thought about how painting a picture organizes life to help the best things get noticed.

  • Paint with me Saturday

    Paint with me Saturday

    I just got back from Saturday morning painting at the library. I will be there each weekend in August while my art is on display there.  Come paint with me,  children and adults welcome.  http://citruslibraries.evanced.info/msignup/Events    

  • Another Great Day of Art Camp

    Middle school art camp made sculptures today. We had a terrific time, especially when they were telling outrageous back-stories about how their created characters acquired their interesting abnormalities. “Expecting perfect clay sculptures on the first day is incredibly inconsiderate of the artists who have spent 40 years learning how to master the art.” Dancing dudes.…

  • Postcards from Maine on Display in August

    I am showing my postcard paintings and other watercolors from nature at the Lakes Region Library of Inverness, Florida for the month of August. This show has many plein aire pieces from our summer visit to family in Maine. Some of the paintings were sent to Florida friends and borrowed back for the show. Anyone…

  • Nature Journal Curriculum

    This time of year most teachers are evaluating and adapting their curriculums for next year.   I am really excited about videos from John Muir Laws for my own plein air painting and sketchbook journaling, and this led me to a free resource from CNPS.  Law’s naturalist expertise is evident in this free curriculum from…

  • Screens and Stencils for Little Ones

    This week we tried modified screen printing in kindergarten and first grade. We made some modifications to help the littles understand the process better, so this is more of an introduction to stencils not actual screen printing. 1.) The children fold a half sheet of paper in half.  They can cut shapes out of the…

  • Not Lost in Translation

    Two versions of Psalm 9:1 from my doodle devotions. The students and I will also work on adding background colors to our designs from last week.

  • Archaeology Artifacts

    We had fun making fake artifacts for K-5 adventure camp.  The library books accompany the displays. At our simulated dig the campers charted the objects before taking them to the “research” section to find them in these books. Then they placed them on our “museum” tables with companion pieces. Use the contact page to email…

  • Friday Figure Painting Boldly

  • Chalk Painting

    I just found out that my chalk pastels are water soluble. Experimenting with a few simple doodles is a fun way to try it out. The results resemble tempera paints. Today feels like a good day for sketching with chalks then trying out some wet blending.

  • Shared from WordPress

    UPDATE: Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil, by J.D. Hillberry – a book review from Oil Pastels by Mary  – http://wp.me/p2Dxvf-14V use the code MARY to get 20% off this excellent book! Although I work primarily with watercolors, and Mary with oil pastels, I agree that this book is very useful in learning which textures and…

  • A visit from MOT

    Our students were honored by a visit from master artist MOT. We enjoyed seeing his work, learning about his multilayered painting process – wow! steady hands! And then we tried making our own logo style designs. MOT-ZOO mot zoo is a fine art collection of animal designs created by artist mot A.K.A. Tom Sawyer –…

  • Our Art Wall

    Everyone in our family contributed something to this picture.

  • Day 2 – Galaxy of Color

    I imagined fireworks like big chrysanthemums blossoming in the sky.

  • Five Tuesdays in June

    I would like to thank Geninne’s Art Blog for the June Calendar I have been using on my Tuesday morning paintouts (10 to noon) at the Lakes Region Library of Inverness, Florida. FIVE TUESDAYS! Life’s one big campout vacation just now. I hope you are enjoying the Sunshine and Flowers! See the Tuesday morning slideshow at http://visualfling.com/2015/06/04/tuesday-morning/

  • Fabric Art in Citrus County – Karol Kusmaul

    Hand appliqued, machine quilted.

  • At the Art Auction

  • Artists and Authors

    Our community college is growing fast, with more skilled graduates entering the workforce. I was privileged to speak on Wednesday to a Design class about my work at Corley Funeral Home, my VisualFling gallery and blog, and also freelance art work through the Corsicana Art League, the Southwestern Watercolor Society, and the University of Texas at Tyler…

  • New Ideas From Fiverr Artist/Calligrapher Conten_tinto

    New Ideas From Fiverr Artist/Calligrapher Conten_tinto I asked conten_tinto at Fiverr.com to put his artistic spin on my motto and tagline. I am very satisfied with his handiwork! These are my favorites from the several samples conten_tinto sent me. Have you ever used Fiverr.com to find a product or service? When the actual artwork arrives,…